What this team does

We currently have 2 water quality teams operating from Thurston and Springfield High School and collecting monthly data (12 months out of the year) from three different basins: Cedar Creek, Upper Camp Creek and the Mohawk RIver basin. We test for the following physcial and chemical parameter:

Dissolved oxygen

% saturation

Nitrates

Nitrites

Nitrogren, Ammonia

Reactive phosphorus

pH

Conductivity

Turbidity

Fecal & E.coli bacteria

Flowrate - cubic meters per sec

Goals of the Program

Develop and implement long-term watershed monitoring programs in collaboration with the Mckenzie Watershed Council and other local and state entities interested in protecting water resources in the community

Provide students with an in-depth understanding of the issues and current methodology for collecting high quality data related to water resource management

Develop and maintain a state-of -the-art water lab to support the program

Produce high quality, reliable data using small teams of students that are engaged throughout their time at high school (and in some cases middle school)

Tailor our programs to the needs of our partnering agencies

Serve as an outreach tool to private stakeholders to engage them in watershed protection and restoration work